Listmonk
Infrastructure
self-hosted mailing list manager
SHOW HN2019
343points
50comments
#82of 2,195 in 2019
Top 4%of 2019 by points
How HN took it
LovedMost comments that take a side are positive
11 positive, 16 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 0 critical, out of 27 comments about the project. Thread score +0.37.
Idea: 4 for, 0 againstPerformance: 3 for, 0 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Fast sending and performance at scale
From 2 comments
Amazing work, congratulations! I'm gonna give it a try, we have been using Phplist so far (we send like 500k daily emails). Are you guys using returnpath' senderscore or a…
jonifico on HNYes, agree ! We send around 700k emails / day with no issues :) thanks for Phplist!
jonifico on HN
Open source alternative to Sendy is welcome
From 2 comments
This is relevant to my interests +1 This looks like the free/open-source version to Sendy based on more modern tech like Golang/Docker/etc I've been hoping for, congrats on your…
OzzyB on HNI've also been a Sendy user for a long time for non-critical applications, and I don't like the fact they hide their code so a tool like this is long overdue and much needed.
PatrolX on HN
Single binary install and clean UI
From 1 comment
Not much to add. Had a quick glance at the code and set it up. Nice work on the single binary install and UI!
sukh on HN
Objections
Deliverability concerns for bulk email
From 3 comments
Projects like this seem like a great idea, but deliverability seems like a big concern that is hard to measure unless you have a reasonable amount of experience. What are best…
hemancuso on HNThe other comments here don't quite tell the whole story; "I never had any problems" is anecdotal - there are plenty of legitimate senders who do run into deliverability issues.…
massaman_yams on HNI agree with all your suggestions, but want to expand on a couple points: 1) The shared IP pool at cheaper providers like Sendgrid, SES, and MailGun will have lower reputation…
webbie917 on HN
No bounce processing yet
From 2 comments
Pretty cool. Does the tool process bounces, complaints, and unsubscribes, e.g. auto removes from future mailings? Have you considered using a hosted platform that uses Amazon SES…
webbie917 on HNlistmonk does have unsubscription and blacklisting, although not bounce processing (yet. todo.) listmonk is a replacement for Sendy. You can connect your SES account to it using…
knadh on HN
Requests
Bounce processing
From 1 comment
Thanks for the answers. Try to implement bounce processing soon - an average list decays at 2% per month (3% for B2B lists) so in a few months, the bounce rate can be high enough…
webbie917 on HN
Support for third-party sending APIs such as SES
From 1 comment
Looks great! Do you have any plans to support third-party sending APIs (e.g. SES)? I see the reference to SMTP. I've been looking for a good solution for ad-hoc email campaigns…
justkez on HN
Questions
Whether AGPL requires footers or source disclosure for sent emails
From 2 comments
Does the AGPL licence mean that every email (the recipient being a 'network user') needs a 'sent with listmonk, source code is here' footer?
OJFord on HNWhy would it? That's not part of the license. Besides, that an email is produced by an AGPL software does not make it covered by the AGPL. That should be exactly the same legal…
onli on HN
How to achieve good deliverability
From 2 comments
Projects like this seem like a great idea, but deliverability seems like a big concern that is hard to measure unless you have a reasonable amount of experience. What are best…
hemancuso on HNAmazing work, congratulations! I'm gonna give it a try, we have been using Phplist so far (we send like 500k daily emails). Are you guys using returnpath' senderscore or a…
jonifico on HN
Alternatives named
Sendy
From 2 comments
Check out Sendy: sendy.co As a business that sends emails infrequently, it's probably saved me hundreds/thousands and it has good instructions to set it up with SES. One-time…
fbelzile on HNThis is relevant to my interests +1 This looks like the free/open-source version to Sendy based on more modern tech like Golang/Docker/etc I've been hoping for, congrats on your…
OzzyB on HN
phpList
From 2 comments
Author here. To give some context on why listmonk was built, at work (regulated financial business), we have to deliver e-mails, mostly important updates, to 1.5mn+ customers…
knadh on HNphpList CEO here. Listmonk looks awesome - great to see more freedom of choice for Open Source Marketers. Not sure what SMTP setup you had with phpList, but sending 1.5m messages…
samtuke on HN
MailTrain
From 1 comment
Author here. To give some context on why listmonk was built, at work (regulated financial business), we have to deliver e-mails, mostly important updates, to 1.5mn+ customers…
knadh on HN
Mautic
From 1 comment
This is pretty cool. I have been using a competitor's software, Mautic for quite some time. I am excited to see where this goes!
zachruss92 on HN
MailChimp
From 1 comment
Looks great! Do you have any plans to support third-party sending APIs (e.g. SES)? I see the reference to SMTP. I've been looking for a good solution for ad-hoc email campaigns…
justkez on HN